spacker
today i mowed the back yard. we have an electric mower, so cutting the grass involves managing a 100' extension cord. after i finished, i decided to be a good citizen and coil the cord back up so paul could easily drag the mower to the front for his stint.
so i did that thing where you wrap the cord around under your elbow, then over the palm of your hand. i was proud of how tidy a job i was doing...until i realized i'd wound it so tightly that there was no way i could get my arm out of the coil.
i bent. i stretched. i pulled. no avail.
i had to uncoil the entire goddamn thing again to free my trapped forearm.
Comments
spacker, indeed.
Posted by: terry | July 3, 2003 01:06 PM
At the Dave Robichaux School for Cool, I learned that one has to flex the arm to make it longer when wrapping; that way, when you relax your muscles your arm comes out neatly. Or maybe I learned that from the Hardy Boys; I can't recall.
Posted by: paul^2 | July 3, 2003 02:27 PM
thank you, but i would have preferred to get this advice before catching myself in a heavy-gauge snare.
Posted by: julie | July 3, 2003 02:33 PM
At least it was orange.
Posted by: paul^2 | July 3, 2003 03:03 PM
actually, nothing anyone can add changes the facts............sorry, but true
Posted by: auntb | July 3, 2003 03:49 PM
why do i even tell you people anything, anyway?
Posted by: julie | July 3, 2003 03:53 PM
'Cause it makes us feel better about ourselves!
Posted by: Molly | July 3, 2003 04:55 PM
rather than living my life so that i become a shining example, i have decided to serve instead as a terrifying warning.
Posted by: julie | July 4, 2003 01:00 PM
Either way, you're helping others!
Posted by: Cori | July 4, 2003 01:03 PM
and i'm all about the helping.
Posted by: julie | July 4, 2003 01:07 PM